There are many tools available to check your heart rate, but if you don’t have one, you can still obtain an accurate reading ...

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In TODAY.com's Expert Tip of the Day, a cardiologist explains why a lower resting heart rate can be a good sign of heart ...

In TODAY.com's Expert Tip of the Day, a cardiologist explains how to slow down a racing heart in times of stress.

Fitness trackers and smartwatches can make it easier to stay in your heart rate training zones. (Getty Creative) Forget the guesswork — fitness just got easier to master. As fitness trackers grow in ...

Most fitness trackers offer a wealth of heart-rate data. Here’s how to make sense of it. By Talya Minsberg If you wear a smartwatch or fitness tracker, you likely already have access to a steady ...

From Apple Watches to Fitbits to treadmills, there are more ways than ever for people to keep up with their vitals. So why does so much fitness tech check your pulse? Because your resting heart rate ...

There are forearm-based heart rate monitors, wrist-based heart rate monitors, smartwatches, fitness trackers and even ...

If you want to maintain a consistent effort level throughout your workouts, setting up heart rate alerts on your Garmin watch is a valuable trick to have up your sleeve. What was once reserved for ...

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